and then the washington bureau chief for mother jones, who uncovered the video of mitt romney talking about a 47% of americans who don't pay taxes. and we will look at medicare's and growing cost with health care reporter from congressional quarterly. washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. >> this government has promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the soviet military buildup on the island of cuba. within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that. imprisoned that the purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the western hemisphere. >> ambassador, do you deny the u.s.s.r. has placed and is placing medium and intermediate range missiles and sites in cuba? yes or no? don't wait for the translation? >> 13 days in october 1952, live on sunday from the j.f.k. presidential library and museum. historians, scholars, filmmakers, and journalists from the 50th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis, starting a